Catalyst

Season 20

TV-G
Exploring the forefront of science and technology, Catalyst brings you compelling stories looking at the latest in science from health and medical breakthroughs to astronomy, environment, and agriculture.

Where to Watch Season 20

10 Episodes

  • The Great Australian Bee Challenge - Part 1
    E1
    The Great Australian Bee Challenge - Part 1In the first of two programmes, host Paul West challenges four families to successfully keep a honeybee hive, bringing these everyday Australians up close to the very latest science about bee brains, communication and behaviour.
  • The Great Australian Bee Challenge - Part 2
    E2
    The Great Australian Bee Challenge - Part 2In the final part of the competition, host Paul West follows our four families as they race to produce honey. For the country beekeepers getting any honey at all is proving tough as weeks of rain have kept the bees inside the hives. The city dwellers, meanwhile, face different challenges. House moves, and access problems mean major disturbances for the colonies.
  • Allergy Clinic
    E3
    Allergy ClinicWith Australia in the grip of an allergy epidemic, we set up a pop-up clinic to understand why so many of us are suffering from these conditions and reveal the latest science about what we can do to treat and prevent them.
  • The Mindfulness Experiment
    E4
    The Mindfulness ExperimentCatalyst brings together 15 ordinary Australians to take part in a revealing scientific experiment - to see if practicing mindfulness can help treat conditions like chronic pain, anxiety and stress that affect millions of us.
  • Black Hole Hunters
    E5
    Black Hole HuntersProfessor Tamara Davis meets the scientists on a quest to hunt down black holes, the journey has brought us to the cusp of an unprecedented milestone in scientific achievement - to photograph a black hole for the first time.
  • Staying Younger for Longer: Body
    E6
    Staying Younger for Longer: BodyIan Henderson, the recently retired and much loved ABC newsreader, sets out on a quest to find the secret to ageing healthily, and along the way uncovers some amazing new science that could benefit us all.
  • Staying Younger for Longer: Brain
    E7
    Staying Younger for Longer: BrainDr Sarah McKay uncovers the revolutionary new science that promises to keep your brain healthy into old age - and uncovers the drugs that hope to defeat many of the diseases of ageing.
  • Should I Risk It?
    E8
    Should I Risk It?Lily Serna finds out how maths can help us all become smarter with the risks we take in life. And she discovers that far from taking too many risks, many of us are playing it too safe.
  • Face Surgeons: Inside the Craniofacial Unit
    E9
    Face Surgeons: Inside the Craniofacial UnitFor 6 weeks, Catalyst was given unprecedented access to an incredible unit that performs some of the most complex and specialised craniofacial surgery in the world to help rebuild people's faces and lives.
  • Investigating Body Dysmorphia
    E10
    Investigating Body DysmorphiaJournalist Ruby Jones meets some of the 2.5 million Australians whom body image concerns have become a serious mental health issue. Ruby discovers that far from vanity these disorders are crippling people's lives.

 

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